Tibet Wild

A Naturalist’s Journey on the Roof of the World

Tibet Wild follows Dr. Schaller’s expeditions to the
Tibetan Plateau from 1984 until the present day. Dr. Schaller’s
exploration of different aspects of the wildlife and culture of the
region show how the growth of permanent houses, roads, fences, and
other structures on the Tibetan Plateau is impacting wildlife and human
communities. Woven through each chapter is the idea that education as
well as partnerships between government, religious groups, and
conservation organizations are the best hope for protecting unique
wildlife and landscapes into the future. The book includes an inside
look at Schaller’s current and possibly most ambitious project:
the creation of the Pamir International Peace Park at the junction of
Afghanistan, Pakistan, China, and Tajikistan.

Over the course of his 50-year career, Dr. George B.
Schaller has become known as one of the founding fathers of
wildlife conservation. He has led seminal studies on, and helped
protect, some of the planet’s most endangered and iconic animals
ranging from the mountain gorilla in present Democratic Republic of the
Congo, snow leopards in Mongolia, giant pandas in China, tigers in
India, and wild sheep and goats of the Himalaya. These animals have
been the basis for his scientific and popular writings, including 16
books, among them The Year of the Gorilla, The Last Panda, and
Tibet’s Hidden Wilderness. He won a National Book Award
in 1973 for The Serengeti Lion: A Study of Predator-Prey
Relations.

Dr. Schaller currently serves as the Vice President of Panthera and
is a Senior Conservationist with the Wildlife Conservation Society. In
collaboration with Chinese and Tibetan scientists, Dr. Schaller has
worked for nearly two decades studying and developing conservation
initiatives for the snow leopard, Tibetan antelope, and wild yak, among
other species. His most recent conservation projects have been based in
Laos, Myanmar, Mongolia, Iran and Tajikistan.

Over the years, he has accrued a variety of international wildlife
conservation awards, including the Tyler Prize for Environmental
Achievement, Japan’s International Cosmos Prize, the China
Environmental Prize, and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the
National Geographic Society’s Adventure magazine.